Biden Gifts PM Modi Special ‘Future Is AI’ T-Shirt And It’s Not What You Think It Is

The t-shirt features a quote from Prime Minister Modi about AI, which had earned him a standing ovation during his speech to the joint session of the US Congress on Thursday (local time).

Washington: As technology cooperation between India and the US reaches new heights, President Joe Biden gifted a special T-shirt to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Hi-Tech handshake event between India and the US at the White House on Friday (local time). The t-shirt features a quote from Prime Minister Modi about AI, which had earned him a standing ovation during his speech to the joint session of the US Congress on Thursday (local time).

The t-shirt bore the quote “The Future is AI” with the second line “America & India”, symbolizing the strong cooperation between the two largest democracies in the age of artificial intelligence. PM Modi came up with the new acronym to showcase US-India technology cooperation and said there has been an even more significant development in another AI – America and India.

“While Prime Minister Narendra Modi was presented with this T-shirt by President Biden, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Chairman of Mahindra Group, Anand Mahindra, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Foreign Minister S Jaishankar, among others, attended the event.

AI is the future, be it artificial intelligence or America-India! Our nations are stronger together, our planet is better when we work together. pic.twitter.com/wTEPJ5mcbo

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 23, 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the joint session of the US Congress for a historic second time on Thursday and said it is an exceptional privilege to do it twice, adding: “A lot has changed since I came here seven summers ago. But much has remained the same, such as our commitment to deepening the friendship between India and the United States. In recent years, many advances have been made in the field of AI – artificial intelligence. At the same time, there have been even more important developments in another AI, America and India.”

Prime Minister Modi also addressed the joint session of the US Congress on June 22, saying “US is the oldest and India the largest democracy”, adding: “Our partnership bodes well for the future of democracy.

Modi is the first Indian prime minister to address the US Congress twice.